Media coverage of Belgium’s first criminal case concerning euthanasia for psychiatric patients: A content analysis of Flemish newspapers and magazines

Media coverage of Belgium’s first criminal case concerning euthanasia for psychiatric patients: A content analysis of Flemish newspapers and magazines

BackgroundBelgium is one of the few countries worldwide where euthanasia on the grounds of unbearable suffering caused by a psychiatric disorder is legally possible. In April 2010 euthanasia was carried out on a 38-year-old Belgian woman with borderline personality disorder and/or autism. After a co...

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Main Authors: Marc De Hert, Erik Thys, Kirsten Catthoor, Kris Van den Broeck, Frieda Matthys, Kristof Vansteelandt, Johan Detraux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
euthanasia
end-of life
media
psychiatric disorders
legal
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1050086/full

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